NORMAL, Ill. – In a town surrounded by corn and college students, Mass VR provides a portal to not only first-person interactive gaming, but a new wave of technology. From Mario Bros. to Metroid, gaming has been a household staple throughout the 2000s, but in the last few years a whole new perspective of gaming has surfaced that revolutionized the way gaming is seen all together. Virtual reality (VR) is […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stated in a press release on December 6th that the governor has signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 and was a center of controversy in the 2022 Midterm Elections. A center point of each campaign […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill - After 30 years, the Illinois State Redbird men’s basketball team is finally set to return to Horton Fieldhouse on December 10. The Redbirds have played essentially every single regular season home game at the newly-renamed CEFCU Arena since the stadium opened in 1989, but after years of fan requests, the Redbirds are making their long-awaited return against Southern Illinois Edwardsville. To give […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team took a hard-earned victory over the Belmont Bruins today. This win ends a 5-game losing streak for the Redbirds and also showed flashes of the team demonstrating their chemistry and physicality. Much of this matchup was fought under the basket, with 72 of the total 164 combined points being scored in the paint. The Redbirds were not only productive on offense, […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Carden Park Playground Area has officially been reopened this week after additions to the playground were made. The 5-acre park that connects to Constitution Trail was originally created through a cooperative partnership with McLean County Unit 5 School District. The Normal Parks and Recreation department added much needed accessibility to the park throughout this summer. Carden Park is the most recent of Normal parks to receive […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill – Businesses in downtown Bloomington came together once again to celebrate the once a month First Friday event. As the sun set on December 2nd, businesses in Bloomington lit their trees and put on costumes to celebrate this month’s theme of “Once Upon a Holiday”. One such business was La La Boutique, owned and operated by Erica Zilm, with a live window featuring the opportunity for a photo […]
Photo provided by the Illinois Community College Board NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois Community College Board awarded $9 million to community colleges, organizations to help students. Illinois Community College Board is granting more than $9 million to community colleges across Illinois among other organizations in an effort to address educational and career equity. Board Deputy Executive Director Jennifer Foster says that the grants will go towards helping students get a good […]
